LUGANO is a marketable, high-yielding processing variety with yellow skin and light yellow flesh.

The tubers are oval to long in shape, shallow-eyed, and uniform in size. It offers a high tuber count and excellent yield.
LUGANO has a firm cooking type and a high dry matter content.
It is also well-suited for fingerling potato production.

Tuber Characteristics

Flesh Color: Light yellow
Skin Color: Yellow
Dry Matter Content: 21.4%
Eye Depth: Shallow
Tuber Size: Large, oval
Resistance to Mechanical Damage: High

Plant Characteristics

Maturity: Medium-late
Flowering Intensity: Very dense
Flower Color: White
Foliage Density: Very dense

Resistance

Late Blight: Susceptible
Common Scab: Susceptible
PVY (Potato Virus Y): Susceptible
PVYn (Potato Virus Yn): Moderately resistant
PCN Pa 2 (Pathotype of Potato Cyst Nematode): Highly resistant
Powdery Scab: Highly resistant
Golden Cyst Nematode: Highly resistant
PCN Ro1 and Ro4: Highly resistant
Potato Wart (F1/F6): Highly resistant

Harvest and Dormancy

Harvest
Seed tuber harvesting can be performed at least two weeks after vine senescence.

Dormancy
Lugano has a medium dormancy period.

Growing Recommendations

Certified seed potatoes should be used.
Seed potatoes should not be cut.
For seed size 35–45 mm: in-row spacing should be 14–17 cm.
For seed size 45–55 mm: in-row spacing should be 17–18 cm.
For seed size 55–60 mm: in-row spacing should be 18–23 cm.
Equipment should be disinfected during planting.
Seed potatoes should be treated before planting.
Crop rotation should be taken into consideration.